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AGRICULTURE

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CLOTHING AND TEXTILES

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FURNITURE

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ILLNESS AND DISEASES

Industry

INDUSTRY

Leisure

LEISURE

Work

WORK

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Gudea, king of Lagash, sitting on a throne.            
For frontal view see 08-02-04/15.                      
Diorite figure, around 2120 BCE                        
46 x 33 x 22,5 cm                                      
AO 3293
#08020911

Gudea, king of Lagash, sitting on a throne. For frontal view see 08-...

Annual report concerning the production of timber and  
reed from the city of Unna, dated year 4 of the reign  
of Bur-sin, 3rd king of the 3rd dynasty of Ur.         
2.150-2.000 BCE                                        
AO 6036
#08020914

Annual report concerning the production of timber and reed from the city of Un...

"Trade Dictionary" containing the ideograms for widely 
used merchandise, for metals, textiles, clothes, oil   
and cereals. From Susa.                                
SB 8834
#08020925

"Trade Dictionary" containing the ideograms for widely used merchandise, for me...

Basalt statue dedicated to Hadad, god of thunderstorms,
by Shamash-nuri and Hadad-isi, king of Guzana and      
his son. The inscription praises Hadad and threatens   
persons who damage the statue with the god's wrath.    
From Tell Fekherye   H: 165 cm           Inv. 7439
#08020927

Basalt statue dedicated to Hadad, god of thunderstorms, by Shamash-nuri and Hada...

Tomb-stele, woman with distaff, child.                 
Basalt, H: 100 cm                                      
Late Hittite, 8th-7th BCE                              
Inv. 1756
#08020935

Tomb-stele, woman with distaff, child. Basalt, H: 100 cm...

Statue of a king or god standing on a throne           
supported by two lions and a goddess.                  
Late Hittite, from Sinjirli.                           
H: 162 cm
#08020937

Statue of a king or god standing on a throne supported by two lions a...

Funeral crown, a golden wreath of leaves and olives.   
Early 3rd CE.                                          
Gold, 17-22 cm across, leaves 7 cm.                    
From Uruk-Warka, Iraq                                  
IMB 61 977
#08020953

Funeral crown, a golden wreath of leaves and olives. Early 3rd CE....

Woman in draped robe kneeling before a basket.         
Terracotta from Southern Italy.                        
16,5 cm
#08020961

Woman in draped robe kneeling before a basket. Terracotta from Southern...

Tumbal monument for a lady, early 2nd CE.              
From the tomb of Ta'ai, Palmyra                        
White limestone, H: 62 cm                              
Inv. 18798
#08020962

Tumbal monument for a lady, early 2nd CE. From the tomb of Ta'ai,...

Funeral banquet, first half 2nd CE.                    
The deceased is shown reclining as at a banquet,       
attended by one or several members of his family.      
From a non-identified necropolis.                      
Limestone, 55 x 94 cm               Inv. 19
#08020963

Funeral banquet, first half 2nd CE. The deceased is shown re...

Stone relief on a funeral stele for the legionary      
Ariston. From Istanbul.                                
Inv. E.3980
#08020969

Stone relief on a funeral stele for the legionary Ariston. From Istanbul....

Female head, alabaster, H: 6,5 cm                      
From Tello, Akkadian period, after 2480 BCE
#08021017

Female head, alabaster, H: 6,5 cm From Tello, Akkadian per...